Sounds sweet enough to make the gods weep and set dogs to dancing! You have rejuvenated one old phart's motivation to take up where he left off 20+ years ago and keep banging away at it until his fingertips scream. Thank you ever so much.
Learnt this off you a few years ago. When busking it with my resonator guitar, I’ve paid for a few pairs of strings. It’s bought me many dinners. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you Max for this lesson. I'm a real beginner with open D, and I've spent a couple hours with your lesson here on Christmas night, feeling like I've been given a great gift.
I've just started learning open D picking and this is exactly what I needed, and the free TAB on your website is brilliant as well. Many thanks Max, much appreciated.
Thanks Max for this lesson. I'm a 5string banjo picker moved to guitar and I've just got myself a Resonator Guitar which you know sounds best in open tuning. Your video has taught me a lot in open D. Cheers Denis.
Hello max, leo here. Just wanted to tell you that I've watched a hell load of videos about open D tuning lessons, and this one might be the greatest. cheers ! keep up the good work
Nicely shown :-) the long time tuning is exactly what watchers need. When I put walking blues on acoustic dobro up I had loads of tuning questions so had to upload another to show tuning. Lovely job, you are a clear and talented teacher, not to mention a clean picker too!
Thank you so much for posting this for us. I'm just beginning to experiment with open tuning and am always looking for little tunes I can play around with. Your teaching style is fantastic and is helping me get over my fear of jamming with other people. Thank you! :)
Steve smith Glad it's of help Steve and you can put the guitar on you lap and try some slide.Start with open D, fret 5 gives you G, fret 7 gives you A and 12th fret a high D chord :)
Thank you so much. This is the one that got me going with my thumb. I got it now. So much fun to play but I just cant get the picking on the e shape. I ll get it....
@@maxmilligan8734 Having so much fun in open tunings. Even got my 12 string in open d. What a sound. And I'd like to say the same to you and your loved ones to be safe and to take precautions in moving about. My daughter is staying at her mothers for a little while. I live in the province of quebec, canada. Everything is closed. I'm still working though. Paramedic. So on my days off got nothing to do, cant go anywhere so. Getting a lot of hours to practice....even started to paint again after soooo many years. Got one going but being oil I ll let sit a bit to dry before going back... Thanks again for this video cause it realy unblocked that thumb independance for me. I let you be. I'll go practice, practice and so more than paint...lol Be safe!!!
Thanks for your kind comment, you can have some fun dropping the top E (1st) to D too. Song for George by Eric Johnson uses that. Just off on tour will be back soon. Max
We're still working our way up through the festivals. We have the Barbican Blues festival in Plymouth, Devon coming up in May. In Scotland in September. She just needs more exposure, it's always difficult for a Blues artist. Thanks for you're support. Spread the word. Let us know when you are in the UK. Cheers Max
@perfuzz Hi yep it was a Blackface 65 re issue. I use a Black Star 5 watt head for recording now and a Fender Tremolux for electric gigs. Most of the time it's acoustic gigs so I use an AER 60watt amp L.R.Baggs PARA d.i. or Fishman Aura depending on the venue. My main giging acoustic is a Maton 808TE. Hope you enjoyed the lessons.
Thanks very much for your kind comment. Just practice each day and enjoy your music. I'm sure you'll get years of pleasure from your guitar. Good luck. Max
@kickassboyxx D-F-A is D minor, D-G-A is infact a D with a suspended fourth. DADGAD tuning can be used to create a G5 chord by fretting the second frett on the third string (G string)
Thanks for your kind comment, "Song for Vicky" is a track from my CD that's in drop D too. The music is available on the internet.I'll try and find out where! If there's a problem you can send a message with your e mail address and I can send you a copy on pdf. Cheers Max
I will check around, the best thing to do is think of a song you would like to play and adapt it to the tuning. Work on getting the melody first don't worry about the other stuff, that comes later. :) Let me know if you think of a tune/song. :)
This is soooo cool, i texted "picking lesson" on youtube, and you were the first video. This is a really good exercice, very melodic ! Lets's work now ! thanks again.
Thanks for the vid. I just bought an inexpensive resonator and discovered Vestapol tuning within the last year, even though I had broken a lot of strings tuning to open E. The possibilities are infinite. I am learning some slide and am considering raising the bridge just a little to accommodate that. Thanks again. :-)
Thanks. I loved this guitar but had to sell it to get my Maton808 for gigging live. Nothing can touch that little guitat for me live. :) Check out the second lesson.
@movement26 Hi, thanks for your kind comment. Well I wish i still had her but I needed a gigging guitar and she was not prepared to be bashed around Europe. My Guild went to a good home. I used it for "Heard it Through the Grapevine" and "Tropea" on my CD "Homage", I think it's on Spotify. :o) Or listen at cdbaby.com I bought my Maton 808 with the money. :o) Enjoy my other lessons. All the best. Max
@AcousticMax - I did enjoy it! I'm only just started out with open chord tuning. At the moment I'm sniffing the net for Elmore stuff. I've got an BF Twin Reverb with a AB763 circuit. A bit heavy, but the sound makes it worth while. Oh yes and a home brewed 5F6-a amp. This "Bassman" is perfect for slide guitar!
Keep relaxing and repeating this for about a minute. This will gradually help to build the strength in the fingers to hold down the bar. If you are having to press down very hard you need to check the "action " on your guitar. That's the height of the strings above the frets. This can normally be put right at a good Music shop.
The vestapol tune was a great one to learn, the melody line seemed to fall easy to the fingers, and I'm used to playing alternate base lines. so I'm moving on to your video 2 lesson in open D. Cheers Max. Denis.
@lonewolfgabo Yep this is open D. That means when you strum open strings you get a D major chord. e.g. Open E is tuned EBEG#BE. DADGAD is an open tuning. Cheers Max
I'll see what I can do, I'm recovering from major surgery for treatment of Bowel Cancer. I'm getting stronger each day and hope to put some more stuff up soon now I'm playing again. Thanks Max
Hey Max, nice video. Not too fast for me, I got it all and learned a few things as well. I really like your teaching style although I am in open E and I don't like to keep tuning up and down so I just adapt as if you were capo on the second. Keep it up and thank you again...MD
Work on this in small sections and use it as a long term project. With the bar section, ensure your thumb is behind the guitar neck slightly below centre. Place the the index finger just behind the chosen fret, say 5th. Press down the index finger gently brush the string and see how many ring out. relax the hand and repeat gradually adding enough pressure to make the string ring out.
Max Milligan I would not feel bad. That guitar sounds terrible. Nice playing worthy of a great guitar. Maybe an old stella would suit you. Maybe an old Kalamazoo Kg11-14. or a striaght up L-00
Max Milligan I have been playing stuff like this on my national and keep in the slide on my pinkie for some fast slide chops. This sort of music is so fun to play around with. Thanks mate!
Nice one mate... just started playing about in Open D cos i'm trying to learn Rolling Stones - You Got The Silver and come across this... shall be playing this for a while... cheers
@NickBishop66 It's a Guild D55 Artist. lovely guitar. I sold it a while back :o( to get my Maton 808TE which is just a brilliant guitar for playing live. :o)
thanks for your time man.....this is a nice pice to pick around with.........your right i havent heard it the samE yet.......this one is my style.....hope you dont mind me borrowing it
Thanks Rob, I just have an evening from gigs etc so thought I would answer some comments. I have another open D lesson or ...it's not really a lesson is it....depending on your view out there.Check my website for tabs. You might like my Elmore James DVD on Artmagic play series out soon or the Ry Cooder one. :o) enjoy.
Thank You For a very comprehensive lesson. Excelent. I do have problem with right hand,it is very difficult to coordinate ,it is like Only the tumb or Only index finger picking but never in a coordinated fashion. How do I practice for that?
Sounds sweet enough to make the gods weep and set dogs to dancing! You have rejuvenated one old phart's motivation to take up where he left off 20+ years ago and keep banging away at it until his fingertips scream. Thank you ever so much.
Max, I used this today at one of my closest friends funeral. I can’t thank you enough for your lessons. It helped today.
That's so kind and I am so sorry for your loss. Hopefully music can help heal the pain a little at this difficult time.
Learnt this off you a few years ago. When busking it with my resonator guitar, I’ve paid for a few pairs of strings. It’s bought me many dinners. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Awesome :) Made my day. Keep playing the blues.
Great lesson Max .. maybe we'll get somewhere with this stuff after all :)
Thank you Max for this lesson. I'm a real beginner with open D, and I've spent a couple hours with your lesson here on Christmas night, feeling like I've been given a great gift.
+lasersandtheirbeams Merry Christmas and enjoy the other open D lesson. :)
Great lesson. Very succint. These come in handy when one is just starting to mess around in "open D". Thanks.
A privilege to hear you play. We owe you.
Hats off to the 150,000+ people that stopped by to learn this. That what life is all about. Learning cool shit like this! Jamming in open D is fun
Thanks for sharing your skills
Thanks no problem.
I've just started learning open D picking and this is exactly what I needed, and the free TAB on your website is brilliant as well. Many thanks Max, much appreciated.
Thanks. Great lesson. Very clear. Thanks.
+messiahsez Hey thanks check out some of the other open D lessons I have done :)
+messiahsez Greetings Messiah :)
:) enjoy the lessons :)
Thanks Max for this lesson. I'm a 5string banjo picker moved to guitar and I've just got myself a Resonator Guitar which you know sounds best in open tuning. Your video has taught me a lot in open D.
Cheers Denis.
Hello max, leo here. Just wanted to tell you that I've watched a hell load of videos about open D tuning lessons, and this one might be the greatest. cheers ! keep up the good work
+Leo Giardi Thanks Leo check out my music at cdbaby :)
Hi thanks for your kind comment, spread the word hopefully more to follow in the New Year. I've just been really busy lately. Happy New Year.
Max
best drop d lesson I've seen so far.
Nicely shown :-) the long time tuning is exactly what watchers need. When I put walking blues on acoustic dobro up I had loads of tuning questions so had to upload another to show tuning. Lovely job, you are a clear and talented teacher, not to mention a clean picker too!
thankyou for playing slow and taking your time to share with others on how to practice
Nate Zipf Thanks Nate enjoy the other lessons. :)
Thank you so much for posting this for us. I'm just beginning to experiment with open tuning and am always looking for little tunes I can play around with. Your teaching style is fantastic and is helping me get over my fear of jamming with other people. Thank you! :)
"Buckets of rain, buckets of tears...." it reminded me of Dylan, nice job man
Great lesson, love how you broke it down to easier blocks.
I'm just getting the thumb working and this is a great way to practice.
jenamu6 Try lesson 2 in Drop D too. :) Thanks
Thanks for posting,dropped to open D cause of arthritis issues with fingers, its been a godsend really being able to pluck strings again.
Steve smith Glad it's of help Steve and you can put the guitar on you lap and try some slide.Start with open D, fret 5 gives you G, fret 7 gives you A and 12th fret a high D chord :)
Many thanks I hope to put some more stuff up soon.
My favorite tuning.. aside from standard. You can do so much with this tuning..
Thank you so much. This is the one that got me going with my thumb. I got it now. So much fun to play but I just cant get the picking on the e shape. I ll get it....
Take it slowly and you'll get there, keep safe and well.Max
@@maxmilligan8734 Having so much fun in open tunings. Even got my 12 string in open d. What a sound. And I'd like to say the same to you and your loved ones to be safe and to take precautions in moving about. My daughter is staying at her mothers for a little while. I live in the province of quebec, canada. Everything is closed. I'm still working though. Paramedic. So on my days off got nothing to do, cant go anywhere so. Getting a lot of hours to practice....even started to paint again after soooo many years. Got one going but being oil I ll let sit a bit to dry before going back... Thanks again for this video cause it realy unblocked that thumb independance for me. I let you be. I'll go practice, practice and so more than paint...lol Be safe!!!
Awesome vid, Mr. Milligan! I've been experimenting with open D tuning and this tutorial was a big help and inspiration!
Thanks for your kind comment, you can have some fun dropping the top E (1st) to D too. Song for George by Eric Johnson uses that.
Just off on tour will be back soon.
Max
We're still working our way up through the festivals. We have the Barbican Blues festival in Plymouth, Devon coming up in May. In Scotland in September. She just needs more exposure, it's always difficult for a Blues artist. Thanks for you're support. Spread the word. Let us know when you are in the UK. Cheers Max
Thanks for your kind comment, I hope to post some more lessons soon. Have fun, Max
"Close enough for jazz" 🤣🤣🤣
I always say that!
Hi again Max...
Thanks for this tutorial... Also very simple and fantastic
Regards
Toni
Brilliant. I love playing in open D and will learn this. I would also recommend learning Police Dog Blues. Sounds great and very rewarding to play.
Many thanks I will check it out. :)
@perfuzz Hi yep it was a Blackface 65 re issue. I use a Black Star 5 watt head for recording now and a Fender Tremolux for electric gigs. Most of the time it's acoustic gigs so I use an AER 60watt amp L.R.Baggs PARA d.i. or Fishman Aura depending on the venue. My main giging acoustic is a Maton 808TE. Hope you enjoyed the lessons.
Thanks very much for your kind comment. Just practice each day and enjoy your music. I'm sure you'll get years of pleasure from your guitar. Good luck.
Max
Hey thanks, some people didn't like it but i recorded it quickly in down time between lessons.Check out lesson 2 all the best. Max
Great lesson! Thanks so much Max! Well done
+Chris Graham Thanks Chris check out my tracks on CDbaby ;)
@donkylemore I hope to post some more stuff soon, I've just been so busy. have fun with it. Max
@kickassboyxx D-F-A is D minor, D-G-A is infact a D with a suspended fourth. DADGAD tuning can be used to create a G5 chord by fretting the second frett on the third string (G string)
I look forward to hearing your offering. Cheers
this is fantastic !!
takes the open D tuning to another level !!
thanks a lot !
wonderful teaching technique and a great little song. hats off to you and others like you sharing your talents. thank you
So much room to play around with this all day long, nice sound from that guitar bud :)
Yes it's a great tuning, try lesson 2 :)
Thanks for your kind comment, "Song for Vicky" is a track from my CD that's in drop D too.
The music is available on the internet.I'll try and find out where! If there's a problem you can send a message with your e mail address and I can send you a copy on pdf. Cheers Max
@mtraas3 Hey thanks I'll try and post another one soon. All the best Max
Really enjoyed this will try when I get back home thxs
Excellent primer for this style Max.
Great tutorial thank you. Slightly stuck on the last part, but slowly getting there!
+Lucy Adlington Thanks Lucy I have some other open D stuff up on youtube. :)
+Max Milligan You can't recommend anything for open d minor can you? Can't find many tabs online but I really like that tuning.
I will check around, the best thing to do is think of a song you would like to play and adapt it to the tuning. Work on getting the melody first don't worry about the other stuff, that comes later. :) Let me know if you think of a tune/song. :)
This is soooo cool, i texted "picking lesson" on youtube, and you were the first video. This is a really good exercice, very melodic ! Lets's work now ! thanks again.
@guitarist100 yep mostly finger 2 but use what feels comfortable for you.
Enjoy! I hope to post some more lessons soon.
Thanks for the vid. I just bought an inexpensive resonator and discovered Vestapol tuning within the last year, even though I had broken a lot of strings tuning to open E. The possibilities are infinite. I am learning some slide and am considering raising the bridge just a little to accommodate that. Thanks again. :-)
Terrific! Thank you so very much for this. It really helps.
Open tuning always reminds me of being outside. Sounds great man.
My gosh what a great tone your getting out of that guitar !!!! bass rich very full, love it. 👍
Thanks. I loved this guitar but had to sell it to get my Maton808 for gigging live. Nothing can touch that little guitat for me live. :)
Check out the second lesson.
Max Milligan 👍
@movement26 Hi, thanks for your kind comment. Well I wish i still had her but I needed a gigging guitar and she was not prepared to be bashed around Europe. My Guild went to a good home. I used it for "Heard it Through the Grapevine" and "Tropea" on my CD "Homage", I think it's on Spotify. :o) Or listen at cdbaby.com
I bought my Maton 808 with the money. :o) Enjoy my other lessons. All the best. Max
Thanks Max, thanks so much! (from Genoa, Italy)
+Fabio Biasotti Grazie Fabio
Awesome lesson mate got me back into playing again cheers
@AcousticMax - I did enjoy it! I'm only just started out with open chord tuning. At the moment I'm sniffing the net for Elmore stuff.
I've got an BF Twin Reverb with a AB763 circuit. A bit heavy, but the sound makes it worth while. Oh yes and a home brewed 5F6-a amp. This "Bassman" is perfect for slide guitar!
Keep relaxing and repeating this for about a minute. This will gradually help to build the strength in the fingers to hold down the bar.
If you are having to press down very hard you need to check the "action " on your guitar. That's the height of the strings above the frets. This can normally be put right at a good Music shop.
Thanks a lot. Best lessons on the net.
Cute! love it! Love ur laid back and helpful approach too. Reminds me a little of "Four and Twenty"... but with less D's lol!
Hey thanks Alistair check out lesson 2, too !! :)
Hey many thanks, when I get time I'll post the the finished product. :o) Max
The vestapol tune was a great one to learn, the melody line seemed to fall easy to the fingers, and I'm used to playing alternate base lines. so I'm moving on to your video 2 lesson in open D. Cheers Max.
Denis.
Great stuff Max :-)
@soundmethod Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it. Max
@lonewolfgabo Yep this is open D. That means when you strum open strings you get a D major chord. e.g. Open E is tuned EBEG#BE. DADGAD is an open tuning.
Cheers Max
I'll see what I can do, I'm recovering from major surgery for treatment of Bowel Cancer. I'm getting stronger each day and hope to put some more stuff up soon now I'm playing again.
Thanks Max
Thanks for that and good luck with the picking....and the job! Max
Amazing. Thanks so much. Lots of good ideas here. You sound great man
man. wonderful lesson. you get you point across very well.
I just start tonigh to play in open tunnig d. Its really amazing :) Really nice song and teaching technique, thanks
Hey Max, nice video. Not too fast for me, I got it all and learned a few things as well. I really like your teaching style although I am in open E and I don't like to keep tuning up and down so I just adapt as if you were capo on the second. Keep it up and thank you again...MD
Work on this in small sections and use it as a long term project. With the bar section, ensure your thumb is behind the guitar neck slightly below centre. Place the the index finger just behind the chosen fret, say 5th. Press down the index finger gently brush the string and see how many ring out. relax the hand and repeat gradually adding enough pressure to make the string ring out.
@sbilts Thanks for your kind comment, check out some of my other lessons too. Have fun.
Max
Thank you sir
Many thanks check out lesson 2 :)
@yenbadcito Got some basic tabs now for it. after soooo many requests :o)
Thanks Uncle Raggy, check out the second lesson too in open D and have fun pickin'. Max :o)
Many thanks -- I've been looking for something like this for awhile now.
Great, try the 2nd lesson if this goes ok. :o)
Thanks for that, she must know it. I'll check it out over the next few days. We're in the studio again to finish the EP.
keep pickin'
Good Show. Interesting riff/lesson for slide also.
Thanks I have done a few slide programmes for the Play series by Artsmagic. Elmore James, Duanne Allman and a few others. :o)
Thanks for taking the time. Very good lesson !
excellent teaching technique! enjoying the world of alternate tunings. Retired from teaching (music).
Nice tutorial,helped me a lot that has,thanks for posting this,nice Guild you got there also,I've got the D44 version.
Hey thanks, lovely guitar yep but had to sell to get a Maton 808 for live gigs. Miss her but she went to a good home. :o)
Max Milligan I would not feel bad. That guitar sounds terrible. Nice playing worthy of a great guitar. Maybe an old stella would suit you. Maybe an old Kalamazoo Kg11-14. or a striaght up L-00
cheap camera mic james, I use Matons live and a Martin 00026EC mainly in the studio.
Max Milligan I have been playing stuff like this on my national and keep in the slide on my pinkie for some fast slide chops. This sort of music is so fun to play around with. Thanks mate!
Nice one many thanks, check out lesson 2. :o) Max
@FrankLucci Thankyou, hope you get a chance to check out some others too. :o) Max
@mcguire451 cheers glad you like it. Check out some other lessons I've done. Max
Nice one mate... just started playing about in Open D cos i'm trying to learn Rolling Stones - You Got The Silver and come across this... shall be playing this for a while... cheers
Hello.This ís the first time i watch your lesson.I feel very excited and I love your sound very much.Happy to know you
"I come from Viet Nam :D"
@NickBishop66 It's a Guild D55 Artist. lovely guitar. I sold it a while back :o( to get my Maton 808TE which is just a brilliant guitar for playing live. :o)
thanks for your time man.....this is a nice pice to pick around with.........your right i havent heard it the samE yet.......this one is my style.....hope you dont mind me borrowing it
Thanks for your kind comments,I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson. Check out my CD "Homage". Single tracks available from itunes.
Cheers Max
Thanks Rob, I just have an evening from gigs etc so thought I would answer some comments. I have another open D lesson or ...it's not really a lesson is it....depending on your view out there.Check my website for tabs. You might like my Elmore James DVD on Artmagic play series out soon or the Ry Cooder one. :o) enjoy.
nicely done, exactly the lesson i was looking for - not too easy, not too hard. any specific place you know i can learn more open d things?
Great job.......appreicate the lesson. Love the open D sound
Great ! Thanks for this lesson !
Thanks check out the second lesson and my Arts Magic DVD lessons for acoustic guitar. :)
Many thanks I hope to post some more soon now i am in better health. Max
@TotallyNOTMelGibson Thankyou for watching, enjoy. max
@brznzzy hi, many thanks, sorry about the late reply I've been so busy. :o)
Excellent lesson, thanks.
Thanks Ronnie, try lesson 2 :)
Hi @melodel2 ,
I don't the song at all, I learned this in 70's after hearing Stephan Grossman play it.
Hope you enjoy playing it.
beautiful tune and excellent video, thanks for posting it!
Thank You For a very comprehensive lesson. Excelent. I do have problem with right hand,it is very difficult to coordinate ,it is like Only the tumb or Only index finger picking but never in a coordinated fashion. How do I practice for that?
Awesome tutorial! Can you post a few more?